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Household of James Robertson (born 1831, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Robertson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Robertson, born in 1831 in Crieff, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Robertson, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1858 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane F (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Kate M (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Hugh F (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Michael W (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie F (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Agnes (born 1862 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Robertson's household

Male

James

Robertson

Head
Female

Jessie

Robertson

Wife
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Female

Jane F

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Kate M

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Hugh F

Robertson

Son
Male

Michael W

Robertson

Son
Female

Jessie F

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cameron

Servant
Female

Mary

Lamb

Servant
Female

Agnes

Brown

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Robertson

Head

Married

50

1831

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Robertson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane F

Robertson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Kate M

Robertson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh F

Robertson

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Michael W

Robertson

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie F

Robertson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Lamb

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Scone, Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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